Going forward
It is a matter of perspective and perception. The effect of not continuing to look for innovate ways to correct the ills of public education will be the demise of the United States (US). We have loss and will continue to lose a significant comparative advantage to compete as global leader in innovation and agility. It is our pasted ability to orchestrate through public education to create individuals who gave thought of how to impact the factors of production. There is and continues to clearly be two educational system in the US. Going forward�information once understood and use by college graduates will be use by the average individual in their everyday lives.
The US continues to lag behind in the number of individuals proficient in Science, Mathematics, and Technology. The future frontier demands a nimble vision of extraordinary complexity that uncovers vast opportunities to sustain mankind�not just humans.
Not enough of the passionate greatest minds go to the low wealth areas in the US to teach and inspire the students who live in these places. Public education was designed/created to be the catalyst, the frontier for this to happen�right. The shift of thinking is a key factor in understanding and acceptance that every citizens has value to be the next greatest mind we�ve ever known. Somehow that never crosses the minds of the socially irresponsible.
As a whole public education is not effectively producing and utilizing its schools, and school libraries. Money gets wasted costs fluctuates, but still lost is the marginal costs that does equal and/or equate to a marginally benefit that reflective a balance and healthy society. There is a direct relationship between the costs of an unhealthy society. The high and rising costs of social ills are economic and emotional distractions to society as a whole. Stealing away valuable resources and creating spiraling pools of trapped capital�mainly human resources.
In relation to human productivity, fifty percent of any number is not an effective result when looking at the low-performing and non-performing schools. In many instances, school districts are only graduating 20% and 30% of ninth graders who are not 21st Century ready, basically this is a state of non-performing. If placed in the right environment many more would be ready to critically analyze, advocate and take action to find their passion to thrive as an individual. Sadly, many students leave public education unable to read and write at 12th grade level.
The home schooling movement grows out of necessity and the continuous need for parents to exert significance influence of their belief and expectation of an education for their own children.
They do not pretend to know all the answers, but spend a lot of time getting the fundamentals of learning for their children. Many home schooled Americans matriculate into the mainstream as competitive and prepared citizens. The exposure to social ills is lost to many students in the public education setting. Vouchers may not and cannot be the total answer to correcting public education, but honestly it�s a start to realizing we need to keep looking at ways to change the current trajectory of public education. Hey, we can do better across the board.
